CAPE SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE CONTRACT AWARDED

Cape Girardeau will soon have a new Social Security location according to a recent announcement by the General Services Administration.  They had been soliciting bids from various contractors to construct and lease back to the government, facilities for a new Social Security office building in Cape Girardeau.

The new 9,738 square foot offices will  be constructed on Cape Centre Drive off South Kingshighway. The government's landlord, VerMaas Construction of Lincoln, Nebraska., will be given a guaranteed seven years with the Social Security Administration as the tenant with an option for three more years, the GSA announced.

The land deal was handled by Tom Kelsey, commercial broker with Lorimont Place, Ltd., who represented the buyer and Brad Haertling of River Realty, who represented the seller, Eagle Peak Properties. The 1.7 acre lot is about half the available land at the site.. It has been listed for sale at $299,000.  

Kelsey said he had been working on the project with VerMaas as well as other bidders for the project for almost 12 months.  A number of locations and sites were considered in the selection process.  It was his understanding that construction would begin in the spring with occupancy within 6 to 12 months by the government agency.